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this in japan or the b.p. oil spill but again the media is not investigating the media is just putting it out there almost is there's a horror show as entertainment as a horror movie rather than really investigating it so whether you're an official in japan that might have some shoddy work you know fukushima or you're trying to push nuclear power here or you're an anti-nuclear activists i mean you've got the stage now because the mainstream media is not doing its watchdog role but at the end of the day who is if it loses out it's people like you and i right it's your family how are we supposed to know. course that we did have a how are we now supposed to know and make decisions about what type of energy we think we might want our country to be investing in or we want our taxpayer dollars going towards you know somebody says that i have a form of energy for you that carries absolutely no rights are americans going to be willing to do that at double the price i don't know i mean because again the media is not do
this in japan or the b.p. oil spill but again the media is not investigating the media is just putting it out there almost is there's a horror show as entertainment as a horror movie rather than really investigating it so whether you're an official in japan that might have some shoddy work you know fukushima or you're trying to push nuclear power here or you're an anti-nuclear activists i mean you've got the stage now because the mainstream media is not doing its watchdog role but at the end of...
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and surviving a nuclear disaster so many in japan fear the worst is yet to come but for some of those who have lived through the atomic bomb this crisis is all too familiar. good evening it's tuesday march twenty second five pm here in washington d.c. and we see cough and of you're watching our t.v. . now there are plenty of concerns that americans may have about the intervention in libya but a time one belt tightening as all the domestic political rage writing checks for a war that's half a world away has raised a lot of questions about our budget priorities are to florida lister has more on the cost of war. one to blunt point five billion dollars the reported cost of this united states tomahawk missile launched into libya. it's only been a few days into operation odyssey dawn and already the cost of this environment from sea and air are skyrocketing. the price of day one alone. more than one hundred million dollars in the first two hours they fired one hundred ten cruise missiles so so right there thousands of teachers of course could be paid for coming at a time when he chairs not
and surviving a nuclear disaster so many in japan fear the worst is yet to come but for some of those who have lived through the atomic bomb this crisis is all too familiar. good evening it's tuesday march twenty second five pm here in washington d.c. and we see cough and of you're watching our t.v. . now there are plenty of concerns that americans may have about the intervention in libya but a time one belt tightening as all the domestic political rage writing checks for a war that's half a...
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let's turn our attention to japan or the nuclear and industrial safety agency has announced that the level of radioactive iodine in the sea of japan's fukushima nuclear plant is 3355 times above the legal limit. a state of maximum alert was declared after highly radioactive uranium was found near the plant. we speak to our correspondent in tokyo. levels in the sea are now causing grave concern? >> this is the strongest indication that highly radioactive water that has been discovered within the buildings and outside the buildings he is somehow leaking into the sea. a level of radioactive iodine was detected and considerably higher than any we have been told about so far. almost twice as high. we were told that the measurements taken during the course of yesterday, it was a steadily increasing. it must be said that the nuclear safety agency had stressed that it is a very localized reading taken off the shore of the fukushima plant. they say it will have dissipated and deteriorated considerably by the time that it reaches populated areas. readings taken further down the coast have dete
let's turn our attention to japan or the nuclear and industrial safety agency has announced that the level of radioactive iodine in the sea of japan's fukushima nuclear plant is 3355 times above the legal limit. a state of maximum alert was declared after highly radioactive uranium was found near the plant. we speak to our correspondent in tokyo. levels in the sea are now causing grave concern? >> this is the strongest indication that highly radioactive water that has been discovered...
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more than a quarter of the people in japan are still homeless, many living in shelters. our correspondent reports on the efforts to provide them with food, warmth, and shelter. >> it is better, jill, and bleak. smashed by the tsunami, buried by the snow. he lost half his staff. the leader let's the fisherman just wait. chopping up the timbers of their former homes to ward off the gold. and ken sosaki is the only official left in this neighborhood, caring for 1000 people. this is where he is living. >> at night, it is very cold. >> that is where you have to sleep? and warmth? do you have any warmth in here? >> [inaudible] >> and there are others, too. the kobayashi family are sheltering inside their van. mom, dad, and two boys. it is cold, he says. "i am worried about our future." when the waves swept through this town of 16,000, the sea wall was simply tossed aside. the tsunami did this to a stretch of coastline that is 600 kilometers long. that is the link of england. wiping out communications and infrastructures. now the weather has closed in, too. the challenge is to
more than a quarter of the people in japan are still homeless, many living in shelters. our correspondent reports on the efforts to provide them with food, warmth, and shelter. >> it is better, jill, and bleak. smashed by the tsunami, buried by the snow. he lost half his staff. the leader let's the fisherman just wait. chopping up the timbers of their former homes to ward off the gold. and ken sosaki is the only official left in this neighborhood, caring for 1000 people. this is where he...
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"the wall street journal" discusses the nuclear situation in japan. the u.s. keeps quiet over radiation, is the headline. the head of the nuclear commission will be our guest on our newsmakers program. you can watch it tomorrow starting at 10:00. he will take questions from reporters concerning what is going on. that program is 10:00 tomorrow morning in the 6:00 tomorrow evening on c-span. he will talk about the latest stemming from what is going on in japan. maryland, republican line. caller: i think we are being hypocrites. we say nothing about israel. them killing innocent palestinian men, women, and children. we give them billions of dollars and ask them to stop building settlements. they tell us to go to hell. i think we are doing a good thing to put more pressure on gaddafi. host: are you comfortable with the level of involvement right now? caller: yes. host: ohio, democrats line. caller: what are we going to do if they knock down some of our pilots? are we going to see water bordering over there? what will we do with collateral damage? i have no idea on
"the wall street journal" discusses the nuclear situation in japan. the u.s. keeps quiet over radiation, is the headline. the head of the nuclear commission will be our guest on our newsmakers program. you can watch it tomorrow starting at 10:00. he will take questions from reporters concerning what is going on. that program is 10:00 tomorrow morning in the 6:00 tomorrow evening on c-span. he will talk about the latest stemming from what is going on in japan. maryland, republican...
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as second explosion at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan has set off a panic and speculation about the crisis but lost in a technical mumbo jumbo is what it all means we're going to try to make sense of what exactly is going on in just a bit. but what is very wrong. whatever happens the rule of law has to be followed and told so far it's treated. so as bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticize the pentagon over many treatment for his debates. good evening it's monday march fourteenth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine of and you're watching our team now japan's nuclear situation has taken another dark turn today after a second explosion rocked the fukushima nuclear power plant some one hundred fifty miles north of tokyo now the reactors are said to be intact but reports say that the nuclear fuel rods are now completely exposed and officials are warning that the radioactive material could spread over the next several weeks so what is so can japan learn anything at all from the one nine hu
as second explosion at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan has set off a panic and speculation about the crisis but lost in a technical mumbo jumbo is what it all means we're going to try to make sense of what exactly is going on in just a bit. but what is very wrong. whatever happens the rule of law has to be followed and told so far it's treated. so as bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticize the pentagon over...
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and japan's nuclear troubles grew worse still. officials reported radioactive water has spread beyond a damaged reactor building, and plutonium has gotten into the ground. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more on the life of geraldine ferraro, including remembrances from gwen and judy on this week's political checklist. on patchwork nation, dante chinni maps access to broadband internet access in different community types across the u.s. and jeffrey kaye blogs about his experience with censorship at an airport newsstand in china. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, miles o'brien reports from chernobyl, 25 years after the nuclear accident there. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you again soon for the president's address on libya. that's live at 7:30 p.m. eastern, streaming online and on many pbs stations. and of course we'll be back here tomorrow evening. for now, th
and japan's nuclear troubles grew worse still. officials reported radioactive water has spread beyond a damaged reactor building, and plutonium has gotten into the ground. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more on the life of geraldine ferraro, including remembrances from gwen and judy on this week's political checklist. on patchwork nation, dante chinni maps access to broadband internet access in different community types across the...
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now to japan, where the woes of the fukushima nuclear plant continue unabated. today, the country's nuclear safety agency said it has discovered the highest levels of radiation to date in seawater near the vicinity. -- to the facility. they acknowledged for of the six reactors at the plant will need to be scrapped. the company's process checked into a hospital with high blood pressure and dizziness. -- the company's loss check into a hospital. >> from the strip -- from the stricken plant to the sea, radiation is leaking. they don't know how or where it's coming from, but the levels are extraordinary. the government insists that contamination will be deleted as it spreads. this man is not sure. he farms seaweed 120 miles south of the plant. he's trying to salvage his nets, wrecked by the tsunami. the problems for -- the problems further north really worry him. >> we will be in trouble if the radiation comes here. we don't just work at sea, we form rice and vegetables also. we are about to plant our rice. we don't want radiation on it. >> his home port is not -- h
now to japan, where the woes of the fukushima nuclear plant continue unabated. today, the country's nuclear safety agency said it has discovered the highest levels of radiation to date in seawater near the vicinity. -- to the facility. they acknowledged for of the six reactors at the plant will need to be scrapped. the company's process checked into a hospital with high blood pressure and dizziness. -- the company's loss check into a hospital. >> from the strip -- from the stricken plant...
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a second explosion at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan has set off panic and speculation about the crisis but lost in the technical mumbo jumbo is what it all means we're going to try to make sense of exactly what's going on. mortgages will very old. whatever means the rule of law has to be told and told so far it's treated so as bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticize the pentagon for manning streetman will debate. and the u.s. is arguing a cia operative accused of shooting two pakistanis should receive diplomatic immunity and now it's up to a pakistani courts to decide so what can the case of the raymond davis tell us about the current u.s. pakistan relationship the news starts now. so japan's nuclear situation has taken another dark turn today after a second explosion rocked the fukushima nuclear power plant some one hundred fifty miles north of tokyo now the reactors are said to be intact but reports say that the nuclear fuel rods are now completely exposed and officials are warning that radioactive
a second explosion at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan has set off panic and speculation about the crisis but lost in the technical mumbo jumbo is what it all means we're going to try to make sense of exactly what's going on. mortgages will very old. whatever means the rule of law has to be told and told so far it's treated so as bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticize the pentagon for manning streetman will...
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unitedhealthcare. >>> a week ago, i was in japan. this program was broadcast out of there after we were covering the aftermath of the terrible earthquake and tsunami. with me, a team of abc correspondents. reporting on all the aspects of the unfolding tragedy. including the nuclear accident. when we returned, we gathered to discuss the stories we all didn't get chance to report on the air. you can find that conversation at abcnews.com, where you can always get the latest developments on japan and libya. and "world news with david muir" will have a full wrap of the day's events. and abc will have all the news across all the platforms. thank you for watching. i'll see you again next sunday. ay. >>> a powerful storm slams into the bay area overnight causing major power outages and the u.s. and coalition forces launch more air strikes over libya this morning. leader muammar khadafy is condemning the attack. join us next for the n ♪ have a good daisy ♪ eat well, live long ♪ have a good daisy, work out, get strong ♪ ♪ when you ne
unitedhealthcare. >>> a week ago, i was in japan. this program was broadcast out of there after we were covering the aftermath of the terrible earthquake and tsunami. with me, a team of abc correspondents. reporting on all the aspects of the unfolding tragedy. including the nuclear accident. when we returned, we gathered to discuss the stories we all didn't get chance to report on the air. you can find that conversation at abcnews.com, where you can always get the latest developments...
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but japan is a highly developed country. it is as technologically sophisticated as us, and there's much concern in the u.s. that a similar accident can occur here. how do you respond to that concern? >> well, first, i would agree with you. the reactor in chernobyl was of a different design. it was-- it had point of instability. it had no containment vessel. but we are looking very carefully at what is naepg japan because, as you say, they're using more advanced designs. a number of reactors in the united states have similar designs, and we're going to look at what went wrong in terms of the double-barreled whammy this huge, hung earthquake and huge su, and look to our reactors again and learn as much as we can so we can, if needed, improve the safety. by "if needed" what i really mean is we're always increasing the safety of our reactors, and not only our reactors but the safety of all our industrial systems. >> mr. secretary, two days ago a number of us wrote to chairman upton, whitfield, and stearns, asking our committee h
but japan is a highly developed country. it is as technologically sophisticated as us, and there's much concern in the u.s. that a similar accident can occur here. how do you respond to that concern? >> well, first, i would agree with you. the reactor in chernobyl was of a different design. it was-- it had point of instability. it had no containment vessel. but we are looking very carefully at what is naepg japan because, as you say, they're using more advanced designs. a number of...
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citizens left japan. in the u.s. citizens that have chosen to stay are requested to leave the area within 50 mi. are around that. >> we have driven this out, 1, 2, 3, 4, all four reactors. we will show you where these possible toxic levels are going. the first thing to keep in mind is that to keep this to the bay area. this has to be very high up. this gold aero will give you an idea. this is representing 1 mi. tall minimum. of those particles would need to be before they could make it and even make it perhaps three times that to make a meaningful impact. as we look through the 20 mi. no plighfly zone. and it is even recommended of a 50 mi. zone recommended by americans. this wind pattern has bencarrying this to the jets stream and it went through the alaskan islands. as we remind you that on thursday, there is a big storm in the pacific which is greek force us. that moisture is causing real active to going through the pacific. by tomorrow, that radioactivity--when it makes landfall there should be really nothing lef
citizens left japan. in the u.s. citizens that have chosen to stay are requested to leave the area within 50 mi. are around that. >> we have driven this out, 1, 2, 3, 4, all four reactors. we will show you where these possible toxic levels are going. the first thing to keep in mind is that to keep this to the bay area. this has to be very high up. this gold aero will give you an idea. this is representing 1 mi. tall minimum. of those particles would need to be before they could make it...
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in japan, the pas civic plate is trying to go underneath japan. it's going back into the earth, being stuffed in. that's the reason we have earthquakes in oregon and washington, the same sort of earthquakes in alaska. it also makes the volcanoes in these countries. >> rose: what kind of warning does the earth give? >> the earth doesn't give us any warning. that's what is so hard about all of this. we don't know exactly when they break. we know over time the motion gets stored up. but it's kind of like trying to bend a stick. you know event allly it's going to break but it's hard to tell exactly when it's goinging to break. so we know to within a couple hundred years which isn't all that useful that we're goinging to have big earthquakes in that part of the world. so the japanese have been preparing for it. but they don't know when. >> rose: and what is an aftershock mean and what is the impact here? >> well, a fault is a big surface, a big area, hundreds of mileses long and maybe 50 miles deep into the earth, big, big patch. it doesn't all slip ex
in japan, the pas civic plate is trying to go underneath japan. it's going back into the earth, being stuffed in. that's the reason we have earthquakes in oregon and washington, the same sort of earthquakes in alaska. it also makes the volcanoes in these countries. >> rose: what kind of warning does the earth give? >> the earth doesn't give us any warning. that's what is so hard about all of this. we don't know exactly when they break. we know over time the motion gets stored up....
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japan braces itself. at its stricken nuclear power plant as two more reactors appears to fall trade is skyrocketing and fears of a nuclear meltdown damaged cooling systems is exactly war trick of mondays and tuesdays explosions. will fall or she's playing radiations reaching dangerous levels near the last two hundred thousand people how they already fled. and maybe two thousand five hundred people like the person dead say far and more than three thousand a missing since friday's mega quake a colossal tsunami. more than nine thousand sending aid to japan's nikkei the personality the country is also a one hundred energy agency for its expertise and it tends to stabilize the position of the plops alas the situation in japan developed wondering just how to prevent similar fees in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard and shared his thoughts on what important lessons can be learned in the past. at this time when the world is watching with fear the developments of japan's fukus
japan braces itself. at its stricken nuclear power plant as two more reactors appears to fall trade is skyrocketing and fears of a nuclear meltdown damaged cooling systems is exactly war trick of mondays and tuesdays explosions. will fall or she's playing radiations reaching dangerous levels near the last two hundred thousand people how they already fled. and maybe two thousand five hundred people like the person dead say far and more than three thousand a missing since friday's mega quake a...
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that is what bloggers did in japan after the earthquake. we now have two of them responding online to the crisis. >> after the quake, we had no information. there were no reports about does on television. in the city bar i live, it is just 50 kilometers from -- where i li, it isust kilometers from the power plant. i started a blog. people close to save the questions about fukushima. parents and children used the blog to search for and find each other. the blog is full of names and messages, even today. >> people's sadness, anger and fear run sunday. they simultaneously experienced earthquake, a tsunami and nuclear contamination. food has become scarce. pele have lost their hope for the future. people in the disaster zones could be helped if petrol supply could finally be delivered to the provinces. >> after the earthquake, my immediate thought was that the reactors in fukushima could not be cooled anymore. there was no information from the government. the nuclear power plant has been in fukushima since i was born. i never paid much attentio
that is what bloggers did in japan after the earthquake. we now have two of them responding online to the crisis. >> after the quake, we had no information. there were no reports about does on television. in the city bar i live, it is just 50 kilometers from -- where i li, it isust kilometers from the power plant. i started a blog. people close to save the questions about fukushima. parents and children used the blog to search for and find each other. the blog is full of names and...
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gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management to real estate to retirement solutions, we've delved new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> corporate funding is also provided by boeing. norfolk southern. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you.
gwen: how japan's calamity could affect us all. covering the week, tom gjelten of npr, coral davenport of "national journal" and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never...
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an unimaginable catastrophe for japan. they are a turning point for the world, europe and germany. >> the disaster in japan prompted a rapid change of heart in berlin on energy policy. it brought more in line with public opinion. nuclear technology has been a hot political issue since the 1950's. atomic weapons were the focus of this early protests. most people in post-war west germany did not want them. the reception to civilian nuclear energy was less hostile. it was seen as a clean alternative to coal-fired plants. dururg the oil crisis of the 1970's, nuclear power appeared offer the prospect of energy independence. in the 1980's, public sentiment changed. the nato deployment of american warheads on west german soil reinvigorated the anti-nuclear movement. there were a large street protests. the green party became a political force, campaigning for an end of nuclear power and the removal of atomic weapons. the chernobyl disaster in 1986 tipped the scales for good. a radioactive cloud swept across europe and contaminated
an unimaginable catastrophe for japan. they are a turning point for the world, europe and germany. >> the disaster in japan prompted a rapid change of heart in berlin on energy policy. it brought more in line with public opinion. nuclear technology has been a hot political issue since the 1950's. atomic weapons were the focus of this early protests. most people in post-war west germany did not want them. the reception to civilian nuclear energy was less hostile. it was seen as a clean...
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it's all off now here in moscow the nuclear meltdown you grow in japan off to a number of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk of stuff falling on the explosion where you fuel world is a hell it's. forcing say radiation levels in a lot of the reality and dangerous to human health with reports one of the containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. of dollars you have been for nearly two. hundred people say fall and more than three hours of everything from the powerful earthquake in the devastation from an already been hit northeastern japan on friday. on live amongst themselves and their aim to supplant the old tomorrow from the tsunami the country is also well the international atomic energy agency for its eggs that seems in attempt to stabilize the fukushima. well as the situation in japan develops the world just how to prevent similar things in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard who shared his thoughts on mo
it's all off now here in moscow the nuclear meltdown you grow in japan off to a number of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk of stuff falling on the explosion where you fuel world is a hell it's. forcing say radiation levels in a lot of the reality and dangerous to human health with reports one of the containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. of...
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the hunter. 300 decadesing an in japan there was a man who liked hunting. he told a lie to a bird. or a small light. small harrons make good friends or not. you might find the answer in my story. >> good afternoon. what are you up to these days anything exciting? yes, i have an idea. >> are you going to be the hunter in >> you told on me you're going to be unicorn hunter. it's a kind of snake kind of hunt er japan. you ever seen them. it was a stupid idea. just the one. the japanese proverb says. my prompt cart. please listen. okay. go ahead. i go to where many harrons come to feed. i walled out to one of him in a loud voice like this. [yelling] hello mr. onin. what will the herring think? well i wonder what he wants. i understand he wants to capture me. well, what should i do. no. i can get away easy any time but i think silly man. i don't know this him and so just before he catches me. i can escape. this is going to be fun. i need to get closer to him and call word to him. hello mr. harold will think. i need to get closer and closer to the herring and call to him in this way. hel
the hunter. 300 decadesing an in japan there was a man who liked hunting. he told a lie to a bird. or a small light. small harrons make good friends or not. you might find the answer in my story. >> good afternoon. what are you up to these days anything exciting? yes, i have an idea. >> are you going to be the hunter in >> you told on me you're going to be unicorn hunter. it's a kind of snake kind of hunt er japan. you ever seen them. it was a stupid idea. just the one. the...
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it's now snowing in the northeast part of japan. that's the area hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. it's now been five days since the dual disaster and searchers are finding fewer people alive. at this point, more than 450,000 people are living in temporary shelters and some are so overcrowded that many people are being turned away. plus, with food, waters and things like heaters in short supply, many shelters are crying out for help and gas shortages are making it difficult for delivery trucks to get supplies to the shelters. >>> a group of scientists here are keeping an eye on things here. noaa operates out of the lawrence livermore national laboratory. so far, the scientists say they've not found any evidence that dangerous levels of radiation from japan will reach the u.s. but they are continuing to monitor wind changes and rain patterns. >>> the crisis in japan is affecting some california students in that country. the california state university chancellor says he wants all csu students currently studying in japan to r
it's now snowing in the northeast part of japan. that's the area hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. it's now been five days since the dual disaster and searchers are finding fewer people alive. at this point, more than 450,000 people are living in temporary shelters and some are so overcrowded that many people are being turned away. plus, with food, waters and things like heaters in short supply, many shelters are crying out for help and gas shortages are making it difficult for...
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live from moscow a lot of stores and in japan braces itself for further along that stricken nuclear power plant as a cooling systems run through more reactors appear to be faltering skyrocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown the same problem is exactly what triggered the explosions on monday and tuesday. authorities claim that radiation is reaching in dangerous levels near the plant two hundred thousand people have already fled. out of this point three thousand people are confirmed dead and another four thousand are officially missing since friday's mega quake gun colossal tsunami but of course suggest that the final toll will be much higher. and while that's quotes from the international atomic energy agency head to be disaster area to offer their assistance some say the devastation is proof that the world can't cope with the problem is this helping to create. what is the situation in japan develops the world's left wondering just how to prevent a similar catastrophes in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard thornburgh and shared his thoughts on what impor
live from moscow a lot of stores and in japan braces itself for further along that stricken nuclear power plant as a cooling systems run through more reactors appear to be faltering skyrocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown the same problem is exactly what triggered the explosions on monday and tuesday. authorities claim that radiation is reaching in dangerous levels near the plant two hundred thousand people have already fled. out of this point three thousand people are confirmed dead and...
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. >> many people live and work in tokyo come from other parts of japan. families are leaving tokyo for other parts of japan because of the fear of radiation. leaving is not an option for many. there are not enough places to go. if there is a major leak of radiation there does not seem to be a plan either. the family has not been told about it. they are watching developments further north with consternation. they have a baby and don't trust what the government is telling them. >> the government says we are safe but i don't think so. i don't trust them. >> one that? >> because [unintelligible] >> what is this? this is new? >> instead they are making their own plans. a car standing by to head south at a moment's notice. >> as they struggle goes on to prevent a major nuclear disaster many foreign governments are advising nationals to leave tokyo. the u.s. is not allowing any of its military within 80 kilometers of the plant. the japanese government has only told people within 20 kilometers to leave. we have obtained footage from a local tv crew wants to tell
. >> many people live and work in tokyo come from other parts of japan. families are leaving tokyo for other parts of japan because of the fear of radiation. leaving is not an option for many. there are not enough places to go. if there is a major leak of radiation there does not seem to be a plan either. the family has not been told about it. they are watching developments further north with consternation. they have a baby and don't trust what the government is telling them. >> the...
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the whole of japan came to a halt today. they remember the thousands killed and thousands more still missing. >> i jumped into the covered -- in to that covered and stayed there. >> there were of teaching near sunday when the earthquake hit. the three friends are now leading, evacuated by the british embassy tonight on a flight to hong kong. alex's town to the direct hit. he does not want to read. >> you feel like you are abandoning the people have known for more than two years. you learn to care about the people. you get so attached to them. you feel like you are abandoning them by getting out. >> alex is not the only one reluctant to leave japan. of the 7000 britons who live in tokyo, here than 100 turned out tonight for the first evacuation flight organized by the british embassy. 150 miles north of the fukushima plant, these are the new heroes of the hour. >> we expect a lot of difficulties with the mission. it is a really dangerous assignment. the reputation of japan and the lives of many people rest on your actions. >>
the whole of japan came to a halt today. they remember the thousands killed and thousands more still missing. >> i jumped into the covered -- in to that covered and stayed there. >> there were of teaching near sunday when the earthquake hit. the three friends are now leading, evacuated by the british embassy tonight on a flight to hong kong. alex's town to the direct hit. he does not want to read. >> you feel like you are abandoning the people have known for more than two...
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and in other news teams tackling the crippled fukushima nuclear plant in japan are evacuated safety amid heightened fears of radiation clock is. sticking with our top story next to the alyona show takes a look at whether president obama may run foul of the constitution because of the intervention in libya stay with us. but can they load a show at the real headlines with none of a mercy i can live in washington d.c. operation odyssey dawn has begun as the u.s. and international forces launch attacks on libya this weekend but a lot of lawmakers here at home are wondering if this attack is unconstitutional we'll tell you why president obama might have overstepped his bounds and on the topic of libya what exactly is our mission there obama keep stressing the point that the u.s. is not leading this attack saying the word helping to accomplish the goals but if he doesn't say what those goals are i'd say that's a little bit misleading and shocking and disturbing photos surface from a german news source showing u.s. soldiers posing with dead afghan civilians so we have to ask if this could be th
and in other news teams tackling the crippled fukushima nuclear plant in japan are evacuated safety amid heightened fears of radiation clock is. sticking with our top story next to the alyona show takes a look at whether president obama may run foul of the constitution because of the intervention in libya stay with us. but can they load a show at the real headlines with none of a mercy i can live in washington d.c. operation odyssey dawn has begun as the u.s. and international forces launch...
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the very latest on the disaster in japan. ann curry reports live from the hard hit region of sendai, the area devastated by friday's deadly tsunami. and nate berkus and petra kvitova talk about how they escaped a deadly tsunami in 2004. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.
the very latest on the disaster in japan. ann curry reports live from the hard hit region of sendai, the area devastated by friday's deadly tsunami. and nate berkus and petra kvitova talk about how they escaped a deadly tsunami in 2004. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.
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what are the lessons from japan? guest: japan is just an awful story. i think what we will see as the immediate crisis fades, politically in the united states is a real renewing of the debate over nuclear power, and whether or not as had been the direction that the country was headed just before this, we should expand and build new nuclear facilities, and i did review of the comments that the 2012 likely candidates made on nuclear power. there were all incredibly enthusiastic about nuclear power, never been safer, mitt romney in his book that he released last year talked about how he does not understand the critics of nuclear power. it is the safest thing ever and we should embrace it. and frankly president obama was in that place as well, saying in a speech on energy last year that we needed to do more with nuclear power. one wonders whether the japan situation scrambles that political calculation. i do think that at the politicians try to balance this question of reliance on oil from the middle east versus the danger is so obvious in nuclear power, th
what are the lessons from japan? guest: japan is just an awful story. i think what we will see as the immediate crisis fades, politically in the united states is a real renewing of the debate over nuclear power, and whether or not as had been the direction that the country was headed just before this, we should expand and build new nuclear facilities, and i did review of the comments that the 2012 likely candidates made on nuclear power. there were all incredibly enthusiastic about nuclear...
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nuclear watchdog says japan must. quote sleep. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation people in russia's far east stock up on preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. and in other news this hour libya's government declares an immediate cease fire and an end to military operations just hours after the u.n. backs a british french sponsored resolution to impose a no fly zone. with r.t. life for moscow where it's now or just after four pm on friday another u.n. nuclear agency has a warning but the battle to stabilize your plans crippled fukushima nuclear plant is a race against the clock there are continuing efforts to try to cool the overheated reactors at the facility stricken by a massive earthquake and tsunami about a week ago on a seven stage international scale measuring the severity of the situation in motion c. has moved from four to five that's just about two levels behind the nine hundred eighty six child noble disaster. bennett has more. right now they're still trying t
nuclear watchdog says japan must. quote sleep. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation people in russia's far east stock up on preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. and in other news this hour libya's government declares an immediate cease fire and an end to military operations just hours after the u.n. backs a british french sponsored resolution to impose a no fly zone. with r.t. life for moscow where it's now or just after four pm on...
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tonight fears of a nuclear meltdown escalate with the threat of a second explosion in japan's fukushima atomic power plant out of them virgin sea alert declared another facility in the northeast it's believed that more than ten thousand people could have been killed in the gavel stating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also libyan state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum when winning back more territories international calls grow for him to surrender power. that does mean it non-science eastern libya is making that very soon the town of benghazi will for you join me in a few moments formal. and in other news achieve the week pushing the reset button moscow and washington post ties and pledge to advance trade as the u.s. vice president met russia's leaders and opposition in moscow. even from moscow it's eleven pm here now you're watching the r.t. international news channel my name is kevin owen and the situation at the fukushima nuclear plant in japan remains grave tonight with persistent fears that the second blast could follow causing a radiation leak and this is the country
tonight fears of a nuclear meltdown escalate with the threat of a second explosion in japan's fukushima atomic power plant out of them virgin sea alert declared another facility in the northeast it's believed that more than ten thousand people could have been killed in the gavel stating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also libyan state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum when winning back more territories international calls grow for him to surrender power. that does mean it...
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. >> as they work to restore power to japan's stricken nuclear power plant continue, radiation detected in sea water and food supplies. >> hello, there. explosions and anti-aircraft fire have been heard near colonel gaddafi's headquarters as they enforce the no-fly zone for a third night. the libyan leader is not being targeted and they insist that the campaign is aimed as protecting libyan civilians. here is our latest on the aleyed assault. >> from the ground you cannot tell what is being hit, but you hear the impact of the missile strikes and the distant rurmble of the blasts. what you see is the libyan response, anti-aircraft fire aiming at aircraft that are too high or mifles that are too fast to be vulnerable. a government spokesman warned that all this would plunge yet another arab country into bloody civil war. >> we are expect can't to see death on the ground and bombs in the streets of tripoli. it is the story of baghdad being played again in tripoli. >> last night war came to colonel gaddafi's compound. a missile strike turned a three-story building to rubble. the alleys said
. >> as they work to restore power to japan's stricken nuclear power plant continue, radiation detected in sea water and food supplies. >> hello, there. explosions and anti-aircraft fire have been heard near colonel gaddafi's headquarters as they enforce the no-fly zone for a third night. the libyan leader is not being targeted and they insist that the campaign is aimed as protecting libyan civilians. here is our latest on the aleyed assault. >> from the ground you cannot tell...
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we begin with the latest developments in japan.
we begin with the latest developments in japan.
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ome les this past week in japan. s after this past week in japan. [ male announcer ] if you've been to the hospital with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that you're at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps protect people with acs against heart attack or stroke: people like you. it's one of the most researched prescription medicines. goes beyond what they do alone by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking and forming dangerous clots. plavix. protection against heart attack or stroke in people with acs. [ female announcer ] plavix is not for everyone. certain genetic factors and some medicines such as prilosec reduce the effect of plavix leaving you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. don't stop taking plavix without talking to your doctor as your risk of heart attack or stroke may increase. people with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavi
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seven finance ministers said they would intervene in japan's currency will more than that in about twenty minutes time. at another news libya braces for airstrikes from friends in the u.k. as the u.n. security council backs and no fly zone to protect civilians. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear plant so that workers can then get the reactor cooling systems back on line it's been a week now since the country was a rocked by its worst ever earthquake triggering a tsunami and it is asking about look that's not thousands of people dead or missing or bet it has more from japan. right now they're still trying to reconnect power to the site so they can get those cooling systems up and running and bring the temperature down inside the reactor that seems like the only way they're now going to prevent what could be a real nuclear disaster and mouth hoaxing reactor number two because this morning they actually saw smoke rising from the reactor they don't know what the cause was of that
seven finance ministers said they would intervene in japan's currency will more than that in about twenty minutes time. at another news libya braces for airstrikes from friends in the u.k. as the u.n. security council backs and no fly zone to protect civilians. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear plant so that workers can then get the reactor cooling systems back on line it's been a...
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how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for a delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of cargo we are working on a request from our japanese partners for a batch of warm blankets bed linen and all other essentials for accommodating people in shelters on top of that we offered medical help we have two hospitals which can be rolled out within three hours these hospitals have already operated in turkey afghanistan kosovo they've worked all over the world these are highly qualified specialists with extensive experience we also offered our drinking water filtering units i mean i'm not telling you what kind of help we have offered further we offered servi
how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for a delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of cargo we are...
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japan's nuclear threat from. an energy expert at london bridge think tank chatham house where even she's a former nuclear power plant designer earlier on today told a news conference in tokyo the one of the reactors the fukushima plant was as he called it highly unstable tremendous problems of course is might be very likely how would you assess the state of affairs at that facility tonight. as i looked at it there's certainly no risk of come from a nation and indeed more than that we've already seen some planned releases of radioactive material but this is certainly not of a charitable charitable happened when the plant was actually operating in fact because of a design flaw it was operating at something like five hundred times its normal power output and therefore that accident happened right in the middle of the reactor with enormous force pushing fuel out several hundred meters away blowing the whole farms apart this is very very different the explosion that we saw yesterday was not in the nuclear part of the
japan's nuclear threat from. an energy expert at london bridge think tank chatham house where even she's a former nuclear power plant designer earlier on today told a news conference in tokyo the one of the reactors the fukushima plant was as he called it highly unstable tremendous problems of course is might be very likely how would you assess the state of affairs at that facility tonight. as i looked at it there's certainly no risk of come from a nation and indeed more than that we've already...
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japan. we'll get more on the situation in japan on our web site of course all to you dot com there's a full comical of events from when the country was hit by ideas quake and tsunami the current. crisis is spreading internationally now japan is having trouble with exports and people big boots may spread radioactive contamination also online. seismologists sound the alarm to japan is dissolved or is just the start of a decade of trouble all from the pacific ring of fire. and kind of secularism other international news is making headlines this hour now the explosion at an ammunitions factory in southern yemen has killed at least seventy eight people and injured nearly one hundred others the plant had been raided by suspected al qaeda militants who clashed with government forces it was apparently then looted by civilians medical and security officials say many women and children are among the victims. italy's prime minister is appearing at cool hearings where he faces corruption charges silvio
japan. we'll get more on the situation in japan on our web site of course all to you dot com there's a full comical of events from when the country was hit by ideas quake and tsunami the current. crisis is spreading internationally now japan is having trouble with exports and people big boots may spread radioactive contamination also online. seismologists sound the alarm to japan is dissolved or is just the start of a decade of trouble all from the pacific ring of fire. and kind of secularism...
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japan came to a halt today. to remember the thousands killed. and the thousands more still missing. >> just jump and cover underneath it and stay there. >> and they were teaching him when the earthquake hit. now the friends are leaving. they took a direct hit, but he does not want to leave. >> i have known for 2.5 years. my students, you learn about these people and you care about them. you feel like you're abandoning them by getting out. >> alex is not the only one that appears reluctant to leave japan. they turned out tonight for the flight organized. 150 miles north of the plant, these new heroes of the hour. >> we expect a lot of difficulties with the mission. it is a dangerous assignment. the reputation of japan rests on your hands. >> these firemen have volunteered for the biggest and most dangerous mission of their lives. the crisis at the plant has now been upgraded to a level 5 emergency. the spraying operation is perhaps the last chance to head off a major radiation leak. on tv tonight, japan's prime minister was sounding increasingly
japan came to a halt today. to remember the thousands killed. and the thousands more still missing. >> just jump and cover underneath it and stay there. >> and they were teaching him when the earthquake hit. now the friends are leaving. they took a direct hit, but he does not want to leave. >> i have known for 2.5 years. my students, you learn about these people and you care about them. you feel like you're abandoning them by getting out. >> alex is not the only one that...
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japan battles to get power back to the fukushima nuclear plant to prevent further explosions. smoke seen rising from reactor number two is in she's basically transferred still to the cooling system. for seeing gains across the board across the markets as well as a weakening down after we saw it strengthen to worrying levels that's in reaction to the g seven nations it's intervene in japan so for us the market more and that's and this is something. also those are in libya bracing for airstrikes from france and the u.k. is the u.n. security council backs a no fly zone to protect civilians. you get need a moment to be placing if you needed to tell me a ship if the base goes i hate would lead to intervention so we need a few moments from the capital city tripoli before and updates. bringing you news around the clock from around the world i match reza it's one pm in moscow you're watching our team the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear facility so workers can get their reactor cooling systems back on raw in japan has also increased the severity
japan battles to get power back to the fukushima nuclear plant to prevent further explosions. smoke seen rising from reactor number two is in she's basically transferred still to the cooling system. for seeing gains across the board across the markets as well as a weakening down after we saw it strengthen to worrying levels that's in reaction to the g seven nations it's intervene in japan so for us the market more and that's and this is something. also those are in libya bracing for airstrikes...
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now one more though of the army of volunteers getting japan moving. his family is safe but his house is destroyed. as for work at the port when the port has been wrecked? >> well, i have no idea when i'll be working again. >> reporter: back in what was taro, the army are going the extra mile too. mostly to recover bodies here. they are recovering a wardrobe item by item. and a solution of sorts here to what could well be the world's biggest rubbish problem. round the clock they cart the rubble off to the edge of town. and they're dumping it in the town's baseball stayed up. they're not going to play baseball here anymore. fringed ironically by the tsunami walls which were inadequate. the big question being asked up and down japan now not just about how to make the sea defenses adequate but whether people should be living in areas like this at all. the port's website still boasts that the vast sea walls here will stand any tsunami. they took 25 years to build. the massive st. louis gate capable of withstanding anything. look at those gates today. buste
now one more though of the army of volunteers getting japan moving. his family is safe but his house is destroyed. as for work at the port when the port has been wrecked? >> well, i have no idea when i'll be working again. >> reporter: back in what was taro, the army are going the extra mile too. mostly to recover bodies here. they are recovering a wardrobe item by item. and a solution of sorts here to what could well be the world's biggest rubbish problem. round the clock they cart...
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they recently passed japan. of course, if you go back to the early '90s, people thought japan was going to be the new hegemon. actually, their per cap la gdh was 150% of ours welcome then. but in 1995 their economy hit a wall or hit a ceiling. it just, like, flattens out. so maybe china's growth curve will just gnatten out for some reason -- flatten out for some reason. and and, by the way, their capita gdp is 8% of ours. they have so many people that they're really not spied al qaeda it out. also the question is do they have international aspirations like we do, and there's some indicators that they do and some they don't. they're really not as act air on the world stage as we are. they do it more cleverly through agreements and things, and ask can they do have some troops around the world, but not that many yet. they also have offensive nuclear capability, there's some story that they're going to start looking into aircraft carriers. have one that they bought from the soviets in the fire sale, it's parked some
they recently passed japan. of course, if you go back to the early '90s, people thought japan was going to be the new hegemon. actually, their per cap la gdh was 150% of ours welcome then. but in 1995 their economy hit a wall or hit a ceiling. it just, like, flattens out. so maybe china's growth curve will just gnatten out for some reason -- flatten out for some reason. and and, by the way, their capita gdp is 8% of ours. they have so many people that they're really not spied al qaeda it out....
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following the earthquake that struck japan 10 days ago. naoto kan ordered the governors of fukushima to hold shipments of a range of agricultural goods after they showed higher than normal levels of radiation. the chief secretary to the japanese cabinet told a news conference that nations importing food from japan must take a logical stance when considering restrictions of products from near the damaged nuclear plant. we will go live to tokyo. chris, we understand that within the last half hour or so, the u.s. fda has said the u.s. will be holding milke produce a from areas exported from the nuclear site there. how are the japanese reacting to that news and the japanese government, perhaps concerned over their exports? >> yes, the u.s. talking about milk and produce. with that information only coming out and the last two minutes, he would not expect me to have immediate japanese reaction to this. this is the concern for the japanese government, both with their own people and with people in other countries. they have of very fine line they
following the earthquake that struck japan 10 days ago. naoto kan ordered the governors of fukushima to hold shipments of a range of agricultural goods after they showed higher than normal levels of radiation. the chief secretary to the japanese cabinet told a news conference that nations importing food from japan must take a logical stance when considering restrictions of products from near the damaged nuclear plant. we will go live to tokyo. chris, we understand that within the last half hour...
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an accident in japan and assurances over radiation save in safety that are proving inaccurate. and disasters like this begs the question how can this be prevented put we're going to take it one step further reduce the heat for alternative energy plans that would prevent these issues from happening in the first place. regions don't want to ever be held accountable for their actions and especially in other countries and luckily for shover on the new york judge has saved them from their nine point five billion dollar fault in the amazon for now but that's pocket change so when the corporations look up their profit. the public. is wednesday march sixteenth four pm in washington d.c. and christine for is out there watching our team we're going to start off today with the worsening crisis in japan where throughout the day smoke could be seen billowing out of one of the nuclear reactors reactor number four seem a nuclear power plant after a fire there this in addition to an earlier fire at an explosion and high levels of radiation seeping out there is a bubbling undercurrent of anxiet
an accident in japan and assurances over radiation save in safety that are proving inaccurate. and disasters like this begs the question how can this be prevented put we're going to take it one step further reduce the heat for alternative energy plans that would prevent these issues from happening in the first place. regions don't want to ever be held accountable for their actions and especially in other countries and luckily for shover on the new york judge has saved them from their nine point...